BIOA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Keystone Species, Niche Differentiation, Climax Community
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Species x and species y interact negatively with one another when they are found together because they both rely on the same limited resources. Students should be able to : define / explain significance of red terms, explain the clements gleason dichotomy. Explain how succession and climate change support one or both of these views: identify the different levels of biological diversity. Describe the way that diversity is most commonly measured: explain the different ways that biodiversity varies across the planet. Use this to help explain why biodiversity is highest in the tropics: differentiate between keystone species and dominant species. From a given example, identify if a species is acting as a keystone or a dominant in a habitat. Know the examples of keystone species covered in lecture: describe succession. From a given example, identify which type of succession is occurring. The # of species, their relative abundance, and the types of species are all aspects of community structure.
